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   Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 09:57:10 JST Terence Eden

   That’s not my name! Practical problems in real name policies.

   Once in a while, big companies suggest that the answer to abuse is to ban anonymity and institute a Real Names policy. This time, it is Google's turn. They think that critical software should only be authored by people with "real names".

   https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/02/whats-my-name-again/

   #abuse #security

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     Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 09:57:10 JST Terence Eden

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     I wrote this ⬆️ a few years ago.

     As the fallout from the #XZ hack reverberates, expect to see people calling for a "real name" policy for contributors to critical infrastructure.

     But, as I explain, there are several practical problems with that.

     https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/02/whats-my-name-again/

     That's before we get to the ethical and privacy issues. Oh, and making it *easier* for attackers to target named individuals.

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 10:00:08 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @Edent Kind of ironic to have both "Nation states are behind this backdoor!"[citation needed] and "We need nation states approved identities!".